Our agents of change

William Tonal, the Koibuga health center officer in charge, who drives to save lives.
By Hilda Wayne
THE ambulance siren sends out its usual signals yet again and for this trip a fragile old man from the nearby Paralga tribe needs to get help...

Marida Kaduwesaki and baby Isaac at the Alotau general hospital. Picture
and story courtesy of AusAID.
Marida Kaduwesaki could have easily been one of about 1500 women who die in childbirth each year in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
However after hours of travel in rough...

Thousands of Papua New Guineans led by students from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) protested against the O'Neill/Namah government's controversial Judicial Conduct Act and the decision by the PNG Parliament last week to defer the 2012 general election by 6 months. Below are...

Karkum beach rangers carrying out tagging and monitoring of leatherback turtles in
Papua New Guinea. Picture courtesy of Wenceslaus Magun.
By Wenceslaus Magun
Doing what I like best and getting the best out of it is what pleases me most. I do not want to be seen as...

Sita Kini using the "big book" to teach mothers in Kalo village. Picture
courtesy of Maggi Guria/National Literature and Awareness Secretariat
Sita Kini is a volunteer teacher at Kalo Adult Literacy School in Papua New Guinea's Central province.
A mother of four, she...

Principal magistrate Thomas Morabang presenting a gift to retiring magistrate Christine Kowor Anawe. Picture
and story courtesy of NBC News.
The East Sepik province in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has bid farewell to its longest serving female district court...

Former Papua New Guinea politician, the late Sir Sinake Giregire. Picture courtesy of NRI
By Dr Henry Okole
I drove into the car park of the Shady Rest Motel at about 10 am. It was 28 of December 2011, the third last day of the year. The rain that morning was not going to keep me...